The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-30


lnaa day u Chicago
coNeRnssMAE NILls, Of Texas,
wants she tariff reduced.
I! Az inferior quality of eoaln si2.BD
per ION ia Western Kansas.
Tn British Parliament viii meet
on the 9th Of February next
The apiunsrH ii Stafford mills, Fall
River, Mass, are on a strike.
The city Of Chicago is behind New
Orleans in street illumination.
E1aHT men froze to death last Sat
urday at Panhandle City, Texas.
THE largest Christmas trees are in
California, during Christmas lines.
i THERH Is talk IF new telegraph
line between New York and San Fran
cisco.
The business portion Of Mapleton,
Dakota, was destroyed BY fire last
week.
THE newsboys IN New Orleans were
treated to q turkey dinner on Christ
mas day.
a fire occurred in Chicago on the
25th inst, in which q livery stable and
rs horses were burned.
MRs. CIEvELAND does not accept
nay presents except from personal.
friends. Remember this.
GnNERM viii A. Strong was re-
leased last Friday on q $500 bond
signed by parties in Vim.
HoUsToE offers inducements for
permanent headquarters for the Immi-
grafton Committee Of Texas.
The heaviest snow storm on record
is reported as having prevailed in the
vicinity Of Richfsld, Kansas.
JuDGE BERNARD G. CANFrElD died
at Deadmood, Dakota, last week. He
was a leading man in the Territory.
RoBT. WATKINS, a colored eyange-
list of powerful influence, died at
Shelbyville, Indiana, a few days ago.
The Christmas headaches that have
ocenrred during the past week have
not all come from the roasted pig and
potatOe.
THE Christmas edition of the AGA
dia SsmtiaeI is filed with large adver-
easements. This speaks well for the
business men, as well as the editor.
| AMONG the names of Mexican sold.
iers placed on the ponsionlist during
the past week is Richmond F. Lucas,
of Clinton, La.
MR. PHELPS, the American Minister
J to England, says the finest scenery he
has found in great Britton is in the
valley of the Dee.
JAMES RANKIN, Young farmer in
, Nebraska while ont hunting in q
sleigh accidentally shot himself
through the heart.
Texas has made a new start for
immigration and is going at it in the
right direction. She calls for a reduc.
ton Of railroad rates.
tOoKGREssMAE DpBLE, of South
Carolina, still wants Constitutions
= Amendment which will provide for 4
second Vice President.
JoszPH PuLrFzER, of the New Yorl
World, is confined 10 a dark room
2 with acute inflammation of the eyes
Cause, too much work.
PREsDENT CLEVELAND, Sunset Co
and Secretary Whitney, are elasser
among the fortunate ones in the ris
of Washington real estate.
II ALABAMA Prohibitlonists selecte
y delegates to the National Convention
\ and adopted resolutions in favor q
Clinton B. Fiske for President.
=. CoaAiITTEEs appointed BY the Nortl
/. ern and Southern Presbyterian Assen
I blies TO consider plans for a unior
8 have begun their work at Lonisyill,
? Ky.
ColUAB1A, s. q, is getting a goo
D deal Of free advertising just beeaus
q WIN. Aiken, a colored man, 1903 year
E old, married widow only SO year
/ old.
SENATOR BuFLER, Of 50 nth Carolins
is said TO be the best dressed man il
9 the Senate. The other Senators CALI
2 dandy outfit and wish they had on,
, like II.
THE n. @. City Item believes ii
young democracy and is looking Il
( this powerful force in Louisiana poll
tics to rid New Orleans of her politica
! masters.
Z TiE Governor signed the death war
rant IF James Cornelius, convicted o
murder ID Webster parish, andhe Gzei
? Friday, thesrd day Of February next
3 for bis execution.
Arthe Federation If labor ConEen